敬佩
jìngpèi
to admire; to esteem
Characters in this word
佩 pèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我最敬佩的不是他的职位，而是他在压力下仍坚持原则。 Wǒ zuì jìngpèi de bú shì tā de zhíwèi, ér shì tā zài yālì xià réng jiānchí yuánzé. What I admire most is not his position, but the fact that he still upholds his principles under pressure.
- 大家都很敬佩那位坚持跑步二十年的老人。 Dàjiā dōu hěn jìngpèi nà wèi jiānchí pǎobù èrshí nián de lǎorén. Everyone admires the old man who has kept up running for twenty years.
- 我真敬佩你一个人把孩子养大的勇气。 Wǒ zhēn jìngpèi nǐ yí gè rén bǎ háizi yǎng dà de yǒngqì. I really admire your courage in raising your child on your own.
Related words
- 尊敬 zūnjìng to respect
- 崇敬 chóngjìng to revere; to hold in high esteem
- 恭敬 gōngjìng respectful; reverent
- 敬 jìng to respect; to offer politely
- 敬爱 jìng'ài to respect and love; to revere
- 敬而远之 jìng'éryuǎnzhī to keep a respectful distance
- 敬礼 jìnglǐ to salute
- 敬请 jìngqǐng respectfully request; please (formal)
- 敬畏 jìngwèi to revere; to stand in awe of
- 敬业 jìngyè dedicated to one's work; professional
- 敬意 jìngyì respect; esteem
- 敬重 jìngzhòng to respect deeply; to esteem